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US 10,950,814 B2Granted
Organic light-emitting diode having long lifespan property
AssigneeSfc Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-Hwan Park, Seo-Yeon Yoon, Chang-Hee Lee, So Young Shim
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an organic light-emitting diode: comprising a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a hole transport layer and a light-emitting layer disposed in that order between the first and the second electrode, wherein the light-emitting layer includes a host and a hole assistant material represented by the following Chemical Formula A, the hole assistant material having a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level lower in absolute value than that of the host.
Claims13
An organic light-emitting diode:
- comprising a first electrode;
- a second electrode facing the first electrode;
- and a hole transport layer and a light-emitting layer disposed in that order between the first and the second electrode, wherein the light-emitting layer includes a hole assistant material represented by the following Chemical Formula A, an anthracene-based host represented by the following Chemical Formula H, and an amine compound represented by the following Chemical Formula B or C as a dopant, wherein the hole assistant material having a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level lower in absolute value than that of the host:
- wherein,
- substituents Ar11 to Ar14 may be the same or different and are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl of 6 to 50 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms,
- linkers L21 to L24 may be the same or different and are each independently a single bond or a substituted or unsubstituted arylene of 6 to 50 carbon atoms,
- Ra, Rb, and Rc may be the same or different and are each independently one selected from among a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl of 3 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl of 5 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthioxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthioxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamine of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamine of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl of 6 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms bearing O, N, or S as a heteroatom, a cyano, a nitro, a halogen, and a substituted or unsubstituted silyl of 1 to 30 carbon atoms,
- k, l, and m may be the same or different and are each an integer of 1 to 4, with the proviso that when k, l, and m are each an integer of 2 or greater, the corresponding plural Ra's Rb's, or Rc's may be the same or different,
- n is 1;
- and
- wherein,
- X1 to X10 may be the same or different and are each independently one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl of 3 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl of 5 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthioxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthioxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamine of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamine of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl of 6 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms bearing O, N, or S as a heteroatom, a substituted or unsubstituted silicon, a substituted or unsubstituted boron, a substituted or unsubstituted silane, a carbonyl, a phosphoryl, an amino, a nitrile, a hydroxyl, a nitro, a halogen, an amide, and an ester, with the proviso that adjacent radicals may form an aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaliphatic, or heteroaromatic fused ring,
- wherein the term “substituted” in the expression “substituted or unsubstituted” used for Chemical Formulas A and H means having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a deuterium atom, a cyano, a halogen, a hydroxy, a nitro, an alkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, a halogenated alkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkenyl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkynyl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, a heteroalkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an aryl of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl of 7 to 24 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms or a heteroarylalkyl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkoxy of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkylamino of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an arylamino of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, a heteroarylamino of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkylsilyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an arylsilyl of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, and an aryloxy of 6 to 24 carbon atoms,
- wherein the light-emitting layer includes a dopant, which is an amine compound represented by the following Chemical Formula B or C:
- wherein,
- A1, A2, F, and F may be the same or different and are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring of 6 to 50 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic ring of 2 to 40 carbon atoms wherein two adjacent carbon atoms of the ring A1 and two adjacent carbon atoms of the ring A2 form a 5-membered fused ring with a carbon atom connected to both substituents R1 and R2;
- linkers L1 to L12 may be the same or different, and are each independently selected from among a direct bond, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene of 1 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene of 3 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene of 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms;
- M is any one selected from among N—R3, CR4R5, SiR6R7, GeR8R9, O, S, and Se;
- R1 to R9, and Ar1 to Ar8 may be the same or different, and are each independently any one selected from among a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl of 6 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl of 3 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl of 5 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthioxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthioxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamine of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamine of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanium of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanium of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a cyano, a nitro, and a halogen, with the proviso that R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a mono- or polycyclic aliphatic or aromatic ring, which may be a heterocyclic ring containing a heteroatom selected from among N, O, P, Si, S, Ge, Se, and Te as a ring member;
- p1 to p4, r1 to r4, and s1 to s4 are each independently an integer of 1 to 3, with the proviso that when any of them is 2 or greater, the corresponding linkers L1's and L12's may be individually the same or different,
- x is an integer of 1 or 2, and y and z may be the same or different and are each independently an integer of 0 to 3;
- and
- a ring may be formed between Ar1 and Ar2, between Ar3 and Ar4, between Ar5 and Ar6, and between Ar7 and Ar8,
- two adjacent carbon atoms of the A2 ring of Chemical Formula B may occupy respective positions * of Structural Formula Q1 to form a fused ring, and
- two adjacent carbon atoms of the A1 ring of Chemical Formula C may occupy respective positions * of structural Formula Q2 to form a fused ring, and two adjacent carbon atoms of the A2 ring of Chemical Formula C may occupy respective positions * of Structural Formula Q1 to form a fused ring,
- wherein the term ‘substituted’ in the expression ‘substituted or unsubstituted’ used in Chemical Formulas B and C means having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a deuterium atom, a cyano, a halogen, a hydroxy, a nitro, an alkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, a halogenated alkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkenyl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkynyl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, a heteroalkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an aryl of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms or a heteroarylalkyl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkoxy of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkylamino of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an arylamino of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, a heteroarylamino of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkylsilyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an arylsilyl of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, and an aryloxy of 6 to 24 carbon atoms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.